A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

Evelyn Waugh Books in Order

The complete Evelyn Waugh reading order — 40 books from 1800–1989.

  1. 01 Black Mischief 1800 Amazon — buy Black Mischief Bookshop — buy Black Mischief ThriftBooks — buy Black Mischief eBooks.com — buy Black Mischief
  2. 02 Decline and Fall 1928 Amazon — buy Decline and Fall Bookshop — buy Decline and Fall ThriftBooks — buy Decline and Fall eBooks.com — buy Decline and Fall
  3. 03 Vile Bodies 1930 Amazon — buy Vile Bodies Bookshop — buy Vile Bodies ThriftBooks — buy Vile Bodies eBooks.com — buy Vile Bodies
  4. 04 Labels 1930 Amazon — buy Labels Bookshop — buy Labels ThriftBooks — buy Labels eBooks.com — buy Labels
  5. 05 Remote People 1931 Amazon — buy Remote People Bookshop — buy Remote People ThriftBooks — buy Remote People eBooks.com — buy Remote People
  6. 06 Scoop 1933 Amazon — buy Scoop Bookshop — buy Scoop ThriftBooks — buy Scoop eBooks.com — buy Scoop
  7. 07 A Handful of Dust 1934 Amazon — buy A Handful of Dust Bookshop — buy A Handful of Dust ThriftBooks — buy A Handful of Dust eBooks.com — buy A Handful of Dust
  8. 08 When the Going Was Good 1934 Amazon — buy When the Going Was Good Bookshop — buy When the Going Was Good ThriftBooks — buy When the Going Was Good eBooks.com — buy When the Going Was Good
  9. 09 Ninety-two days 1934 Amazon — buy Ninety-two days Bookshop — buy Ninety-two days ThriftBooks — buy Ninety-two days eBooks.com — buy Ninety-two days
  10. 10 Edmund Campion 1935 Amazon — buy Edmund Campion Bookshop — buy Edmund Campion ThriftBooks — buy Edmund Campion eBooks.com — buy Edmund Campion
  11. 11 Waugh in Abyssinia 1936 Amazon — buy Waugh in Abyssinia Bookshop — buy Waugh in Abyssinia ThriftBooks — buy Waugh in Abyssinia eBooks.com — buy Waugh in Abyssinia
  12. 12 Put Out More Flags 1942 Amazon — buy Put Out More Flags Bookshop — buy Put Out More Flags ThriftBooks — buy Put Out More Flags eBooks.com — buy Put Out More Flags
  13. 13 Brideshead Revisited 1945 Amazon — buy Brideshead Revisited Bookshop — buy Brideshead Revisited ThriftBooks — buy Brideshead Revisited eBooks.com — buy Brideshead Revisited
  14. 14 Scott-King's modern Europe 1947 Amazon — buy Scott-King's modern Europe ThriftBooks — buy Scott-King's modern Europe eBooks.com — buy Scott-King's modern Europe
  15. 15 The Loved One 1948 Amazon — buy The Loved One Bookshop — buy The Loved One ThriftBooks — buy The Loved One eBooks.com — buy The Loved One
  16. 16 Helena 1950 Amazon — buy Helena Bookshop — buy Helena ThriftBooks — buy Helena eBooks.com — buy Helena
  17. 17 Men at Arms 1952 Amazon — buy Men at Arms Bookshop — buy Men at Arms ThriftBooks — buy Men at Arms eBooks.com — buy Men at Arms
  18. 18 Love among the ruins 1953 Amazon — buy Love among the ruins Bookshop — buy Love among the ruins ThriftBooks — buy Love among the ruins eBooks.com — buy Love among the ruins
  19. 19 Evelyn Waugh 1954 Amazon — buy Evelyn Waugh ThriftBooks — buy Evelyn Waugh eBooks.com — buy Evelyn Waugh
  20. 20 Officers and Gentlemen 1955 Amazon — buy Officers and Gentlemen Bookshop — buy Officers and Gentlemen ThriftBooks — buy Officers and Gentlemen eBooks.com — buy Officers and Gentlemen
  21. 21 The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold 1955 Amazon — buy The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold Bookshop — buy The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold ThriftBooks — buy The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold eBooks.com — buy The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold
  22. 22 Sword of Honor a Trilogy 1955 Amazon — buy Sword of Honor a Trilogy Bookshop — buy Sword of Honor a Trilogy ThriftBooks — buy Sword of Honor a Trilogy eBooks.com — buy Sword of Honor a Trilogy
  23. 23 Handful of Dust / Decline and Fall 1956 Amazon — buy Handful of Dust / Decline and Fall Bookshop — buy Handful of Dust / Decline and Fall ThriftBooks — buy Handful of Dust / Decline and Fall eBooks.com — buy Handful of Dust / Decline and Fall
  24. 24 Evelyn Waugh, portrait of an artist 1958 Amazon — buy Evelyn Waugh, portrait of an artist ThriftBooks — buy Evelyn Waugh, portrait of an artist eBooks.com — buy Evelyn Waugh, portrait of an artist
  25. 25 A tourist in Africa 1960 Amazon — buy A tourist in Africa Bookshop — buy A tourist in Africa ThriftBooks — buy A tourist in Africa eBooks.com — buy A tourist in Africa
  26. 26 Unconditional Surrender 1961 Amazon — buy Unconditional Surrender Bookshop — buy Unconditional Surrender ThriftBooks — buy Unconditional Surrender eBooks.com — buy Unconditional Surrender
  27. 27 The end of the battle 1961 Amazon — buy The end of the battle Bookshop — buy The end of the battle ThriftBooks — buy The end of the battle eBooks.com — buy The end of the battle
  28. 28 A little learning 1964 Amazon — buy A little learning Bookshop — buy A little learning ThriftBooks — buy A little learning eBooks.com — buy A little learning
  29. 29 Count Bohemond 1964 Amazon — buy Count Bohemond Bookshop — buy Count Bohemond ThriftBooks — buy Count Bohemond eBooks.com — buy Count Bohemond
  30. 30 Evelyn Waugh: portrait of a country neighbour 1967 Amazon — buy Evelyn Waugh: portrait of a country neighbour ThriftBooks — buy Evelyn Waugh: portrait of a country neighbour eBooks.com — buy Evelyn Waugh: portrait of a country neighbour
  31. 31 Evelyn Waugh and his world 1973 Amazon — buy Evelyn Waugh and his world Bookshop — buy Evelyn Waugh and his world ThriftBooks — buy Evelyn Waugh and his world eBooks.com — buy Evelyn Waugh and his world
  32. 32 The diaries of Evelyn Waugh 1976 Amazon — buy The diaries of Evelyn Waugh Bookshop — buy The diaries of Evelyn Waugh ThriftBooks — buy The diaries of Evelyn Waugh eBooks.com — buy The diaries of Evelyn Waugh
  33. 33 Work Suspended and Other Stories 1976 Amazon — buy Work Suspended and Other Stories Bookshop — buy Work Suspended and Other Stories ThriftBooks — buy Work Suspended and Other Stories eBooks.com — buy Work Suspended and Other Stories
  34. 34 A little order 1977 Amazon — buy A little order Bookshop — buy A little order ThriftBooks — buy A little order eBooks.com — buy A little order
  35. 35 The letters of Evelyn Waugh 1980 Amazon — buy The letters of Evelyn Waugh Bookshop — buy The letters of Evelyn Waugh ThriftBooks — buy The letters of Evelyn Waugh eBooks.com — buy The letters of Evelyn Waugh
  36. 36 Evelyn Waugh, Writer 1981 Amazon — buy Evelyn Waugh, Writer Bookshop — buy Evelyn Waugh, Writer ThriftBooks — buy Evelyn Waugh, Writer eBooks.com — buy Evelyn Waugh, Writer
  37. 37 The essays, articles, and reviews of Evelyn Waugh 1983 Amazon — buy The essays, articles, and reviews of Evelyn Waugh Bookshop — buy The essays, articles, and reviews of Evelyn Waugh ThriftBooks — buy The essays, articles, and reviews of Evelyn Waugh eBooks.com — buy The essays, articles, and reviews of Evelyn Waugh
  38. 38 The writings of Evelyn Waugh 1983 Amazon — buy The writings of Evelyn Waugh Bookshop — buy The writings of Evelyn Waugh ThriftBooks — buy The writings of Evelyn Waugh eBooks.com — buy The writings of Evelyn Waugh
  39. 39 Evelyn Waugh, the critical heritage 1984 Amazon — buy Evelyn Waugh, the critical heritage Bookshop — buy Evelyn Waugh, the critical heritage ThriftBooks — buy Evelyn Waugh, the critical heritage eBooks.com — buy Evelyn Waugh, the critical heritage
  40. 40 The Brideshead Generation 1989 Amazon — buy The Brideshead Generation Bookshop — buy The Brideshead Generation ThriftBooks — buy The Brideshead Generation eBooks.com — buy The Brideshead Generation

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Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 Black Mischief 1800
2 Decline and Fall 1928
3 Vile Bodies 1930
4 Labels 1930
5 Remote People 1931
6 Scoop 1933
7 A Handful of Dust 1934
8 When the Going Was Good 1934
9 Ninety-two days 1934
10 Edmund Campion 1935
11 Waugh in Abyssinia 1936
12 Put Out More Flags 1942
13 Brideshead Revisited 1945
14 Scott-King's modern Europe 1947
15 The Loved One 1948
16 Helena 1950
17 Men at Arms 1952
18 Love among the ruins 1953
19 Evelyn Waugh 1954
20 Officers and Gentlemen 1955
21 The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold 1955
22 Sword of Honor a Trilogy 1955
23 Handful of Dust / Decline and Fall 1956
24 Evelyn Waugh, portrait of an artist 1958
25 A tourist in Africa 1960
26 Unconditional Surrender 1961
27 The end of the battle 1961
28 A little learning 1964
29 Count Bohemond 1964
30 Evelyn Waugh: portrait of a country neighbour 1967
31 Evelyn Waugh and his world 1973
32 The diaries of Evelyn Waugh 1976
33 Work Suspended and Other Stories 1976
34 A little order 1977
35 The letters of Evelyn Waugh 1980
36 Evelyn Waugh, Writer 1981
37 The essays, articles, and reviews of Evelyn Waugh 1983
38 The writings of Evelyn Waugh 1983
39 Evelyn Waugh, the critical heritage 1984
40 The Brideshead Generation 1989

Evelyn Waugh reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with Black Mischief (1800). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Evelyn Waugh — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Evelyn Waugh books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1800–1989.

What is the newest Evelyn Waugh book?

The Brideshead Generation, published in 1989.